British Royals

Dorothy Wilding, the ground breaking photographer who shaped the image of a reign

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19th August 2024
Dorothy Wilding became the first female photographer to take pictures of royalty. Her portraits of the new Queen Elizabeth II marked the first official portraits of the new reign, but her history with the Royal Family extended back to the 1920s.Wilding set up a studio in London in the late ‘20s and her first experience with royalty came when Prince George—who later became the Duke of…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The simple tomb of an historic queen

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5th June 2024
The Emperor and Empress of Japan will be in the United Kingdom for a state visit at the end of June. As part of their visit, they will be visiting the late Queen Elizabeth II’ss tomb at Windsor. What does the tomb of the longest reigning monarch in British history look…
History

Brand new exhibition showcases 100 years of royal photos

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17th May 2024
The Royal Collection Trust is staging a new exhibition at the King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace that allows a look into the Royal Family’s private lives. “Royal Portraits: A Century of Royal Photography” is opening on 17 May and includes never-before-seen photos.This new exhibition sets out to shed a light on model royal portraits. While portraits have been used to create royal…
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Royal News

Peter Phillips reflects on last time he saw late Queen Elizabeth II

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25th March 2024
Peter Phillips spoke about the last time he saw his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, before her death in 2022 in a new interview with Sky News Australia.Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral Castle on 8 September 2022; her family flocked to see her one last time, though only a handful had made it in time. Peter’s mother, Princess Anne, was in Scotland at the time, as were the…
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King Charles III

The coronation portraits of monarchs and consorts of the House of Windsor

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12th December 2023
The King and Queen have chosen to use their Coronation portrait for their Christmas card this year. The photographs were taken in the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace by Hugo Burnand. King Charles and Queen Camilla are not the first royal couple in the House of Windsor to have their photographs taken on their Coronation day. By W. & D. Downey – Milne, J. Hogarth (circa 1914) Great…
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